Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current) was -15.16 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 2012–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia stood at -15.16 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 266.7% on the previous year and down 201.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 39.09 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -15.16 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 17.67 % change on previous year | +102.0% |
| 2015 | 14.97 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2017 | 16.96 % change on previous year | +258.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2833 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 2019 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -4785.2% |
| 2020 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 2021 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 2022 | 13.96 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 2023 | 7.63 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 9.09 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2025 | -15.16 % change on previous year | -266.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's -15.16 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.8 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's -15.16 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.79 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate (current) in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4785.2% | -0.2833 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4 % change on previous year | -0.2833 % change on previous year | 39.09 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -15.16 % change on previous year | 13.96 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 179 New Caledonia -9.74 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Yemen -9.76 % change on previous year compare
- 181 South Sudan -9.77 % change on previous year
- 183 Venezuela -15.17 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Zambia -15.6 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Iran -19.36 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -20.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate in Ethiopia was -15.16 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.09 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.16 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 201.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.